4 injured in militant attacks in J&K
Jammu – Four security personnel were injured in two separate attacks by militants in Jammu and Kashmir on Monday, a police officer said. The militants fired at a joint patrolling party in the Galote-Kithar area of Kishtwar district. One jawan and a special police officer were injured in the firing. In another incident, the militants fired on policemen who had gone to serve summons at Sanar-Town in the Thathri area of Kishtwar district.
PTI
The Hindu – October 2, 2007.
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Woman Bomber Kills 17 In Pak
A woman detonated explosives hidden under her burqa at a police checkpoint on Monday, killing 16 people in Pakistan’s first female suicide attack. The blast happened on the outskirts of Bannu, a town near the troubled tribal areas bordering Afghanistan.
Hindustan Times – October 2, 2007.
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17 Tigers, two soldiers killed in Lanka clash
Colombo – October 1, 2007 – Seventeen Tamil Tigers and two soldiers were killed in the embattled northern Sri Lanka in different incidents, the military said on Monday. Suspected rebels exploded a roadside bomb on Monday close to an armoured vehicle carrying Air Force personnel near Vavuniya. Three airmen and a civilian were wounded in the incident, said a military spokesperson. The army killed 10 terrorists in Jafna who had come to launch attack on the defence personnel. Earlier in Mannar district, soldiers killed two rebels on Sunday afternoon and rebels also killed one soldier.
Fazeena Saleem
The Asian Age – October 2,2007.
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Suicide bomber kills 13 in Kabul police bus
Kabul – A mother and her two children boarded a police bus only second before a suicide bomber detonated his payload inside, an attack that killed 13 police and civilians on Tuesday.
AP
Hindustan Times – October 3, 2007.
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10 die in Philippines’ battle
Manila – Four Philippine navy soldiers an six suspected militants were killed in a clash on Tuesday on a southern Philippine Island while two other soldiers were wounded, a military spokesman said.
Xinhua
Hindustan Times – October 3, 2007.
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4 CRPF men killed in Manipur ambush
Imphal – October 3, 2007 – Four CRPF personnel were killed and eight were injured when militants ambushed their party along NH 53 in Senapati district on Wednesday. Assistant Commandant, Adjutant of 143 CRPF said there were two ambushes. He added that the party was returning from leave and proceeding to their company locations then they were ambushed.
Express News Service
The Indian Express – October 4, 2007.
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Militant raid, landmine blast kill 26 in Pak
Miranshah – A landmine blast killed 14 bus passengers in Pakistan’s North Waziristan on Wednesday, hours after security forces killed 10 pro-Taliban militants in the tribal region, officials said. The militants had launched a predawn raid on a check-post in Spinwarm area, 35 km northeast of the region’s main town of Miranshah, and killed two paramilitary soldiers. Later, on Wednesday, a landmine detonated in the Toda Chana area of North Waziristan killing 14 people in a bus and wounding five, officials said.
Reuters
The Times of India – October 4, 2007.
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11 killed as Kabul bus is blown up
Kabul – October 2, 2007 – A suicide attacker blew up a police bus in Kabul on Tuesday, killing at least 11 people. The attack in the west of the city ripped off the sides and roof of the bus, which was smeared in blood and flesh.
(AFP)
The Asian Age – October 3, 2007.
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Two Majors among 12 killed in J&K encounter
Srinagar – October 3, 2007 – Two Army Majors, a soldier and 9 militants of Al Badr group were killed after a prolonged gun battle at Tangmarg area in northern Baramula district on Wednesday. Four soldiers and a civilian were also injured in the cross fire.
Rashid Ahmad
Hindustan Times – October 4, 2007.
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Polish envoy injured, one civilian dies in Iraq attack
Baghdad – October 3, 2007 – The Polish ambassador to Iraq was slightly wounded and two civilians were killed in a roadside bomb attack on Wednesday, according to Polish government officials. At least 11 people were wounded in the attack in Karradah in downtown Baghdad, the police said. A spokesman for the Polish foreign ministry said the attack seemed to target the ambassador.
Bushra Juhi / (AP)
The Asian Age – October 4, 2007.
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Militants kill 3 abducted Pak troops
Dera Ismil Khan (Pakistan) – October 4, 2007 – Militants killed three kidnapped Pakistani soldiers before dawn on Thursday from a group of about 230 troops held by the militants, after the army raided militants hideouts near the Afghan boarder, officials said. Some 260 soldiers were seized on August 30 in South Waziristan where Taliban and Al Qaeda fighters are believed to be hiding.
Ishtiaq Mahsud /(AP)
The Asian Age – October 5, 2007.
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Suicide Bomb on Afghan Army Bus Kills 30 in Kabul
Reuters (09/29/07) ; Salahuddin, Sayed
A suicide bomber killed 30 in Kabul on Saturday in the deadliest attack in the Afghan capital since the Taliban was removed from power. The bomber, disguised in an Afghan army uniform, boarded an army bus carrying military personnel to work in the capital city. Two civilians and 28 troops were killed by the bomb, which split the bus in two. The Taliban claimed responsibility for the
bombing.
Security Management Daily – October 1, 2007.
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Bomb Blasts in Thailand's Restive South Kills 1, Wounds 12Associated Press (10/01/07)
A soldier was killed and 12 people were wounded when nine bombs exploded in Thailand's Narathiwat province. Authorities believe that the bombs were set off using mobile phones, coordinated to simultaneously explode at 7:30 a.m. local time Monday. The bombs exploded in crowded markets, and officials believe that Buddhist monks and their soldier escorts were the targets. "The suspected insurgents apparently targeted soldiers who were protecting monks because the attack occurred at the time monks go out to collect alms," said police officer Kosol Pringkongpol. Over 2,400 people have been killed since an Islamic separatist insurgency began its attacks in southern Thailand in 2004. Recent attacks have focused on monks.
Security Management Daily – October 1, 2007
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Suspected Suicide Bomber Kills 14 People in Pakistan
Bloomberg (10/01/07) ; Qayum, Khalid
At least 14 people were killed Monday by a suicide bomber in the Pakistani town of Bannu, located in the restive North West Frontier Province. The bomb exploded as police were closing in on the bomber. Four policemen were killed, and approximately 20 people are being treated for injuries sustained in the attack.
Security Management Daily – October 1, 2007.
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2 Bomb Blasts Hit Outside Shopping Mall in Turkey
Associated Press (10/02/07)
Two bombs exploded Tuesday near a shopping mall in western Turkey, killing one person and injuring 10 others. The first bomb went off Tuesday morning in a garbage container outside the shopping mall in Izmir, wounding two cleaning workers. A few hours later, a second bomb exploded in the same area, killing one and injuring eight.
Security Management Daily – October 2, 2007
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Bomb Explodes in CD and Video Shop in Northwestern Pakistan, 12 People Wounded
Associated Press (10/09/07)
At least 12 people were wounded when a bomb exploded in northwestern Pakistan, destroying a CD and video shop. Police officials believe that Islamic militants were responsible for the bombing, which took place in Peshawar, near the Afghan border. Peshawar police chief Abdul Majid Marwat said, "We suspect the involvement of those people who in recent months had sent letters to the CD and video shops, warning them to shut their businesses, saying it is against Islam." Eight nearby stores were damaged in the attack, and at least some of the wounded are still in critical condition.
Security Management Daily – October 10, 2007
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Naga militants kill two, injure four
Sibsagar - Two persons were killed and four injured in an attack by suspected NSCN militants on the Assam-Nagaland border. Suspected NSCN militants swooped down on Naginimara village and sot dead a brick kiln owner and a labourer on Friday night, the police said.
The Indian Express – October 7, 2007.
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15 Turkish soldiers killed
Diyharbakir – Turkey’s government met Monday to discuss fresh measures tog tackle Kurdish rebels after Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) insurgents killed 15 soldiers in the pat two days.
AFP
Hindustan Times – October 9, 2007.
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Blast near Polish embassy
Baghdad – A car bomb killed two persons near Poland’s embassy in Baghdad on Monday, but a diplomat said there were no casualties or major damage at the mission. Iraqi police said a car bomb near the embassy killed two persons and wounded five.
Reuters
The Hindu – October 9, 2007.
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Police chief warns of terrorist plots
London – October 9, 2007 – The Metropolitan police chief told the home affairs select committee on counter-terrorism proposals on Tuesday morning that the number of terrorist plots in the UK was mounting.
London Correspondent
The Asian Age – October 10, 2007.
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19 killed, 41 hurt in two separate car blasts in Iraq
Baghdad – October 9, 2007 – Two car bombs targeted a local police chief and a prominent Sunni sheikh working with US forces against Al Qaeda in Iraq in a northern city on Tuesday, killing at least 19 people, authorities said. A parked car bomb struck a commercial area in the Khulani district, killing at least twelve land wounding 25 people. Another parked car bomb killed seven people and wounded 16, according to the police. In Beijij, a Sunni city 250 km north of Baghdad, a minibus laden with explosives crashed into the house of a local police chief, while a Toyota Land Cruiser blew up outside the home of a leading member of the local awakening council.
Sinan Salaheddin/(AP)
The Asian Age – October 10, 2007.
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US says al-Qaeda trying to get WMDs
Washington – October 9, 2007 – Osama bin Laden’s al-Qaeda network is still trying to acquire weapons of mass destruction, including nuclear and biological arms, a new White House report on homeland security said on Tuesday. “We also must never lose sight of al-Qaeda’s persistent desire for weapons of mass destruction, as the group continues to try to acquire and use chemical, biological, radiological, or nuclear material,” it said.
Agence France Presse
The Indian Express – October 10, 2007.
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Bin Laden may be in city, not cave: ex-ISI chief
London – Osama bin Laden could hide more easily in a city than a remote tribal region, a former Pakistani intelligence chief said on Tuesday, challenging the notion that the al-Qaeda leader is probably holed up in a mountain cave. “In the countryside or in tribal areas it’s difficult to hide yourself because people live there and operate in a manner in which finding out about unusual presence is very important,” said Lieutenant-General Asad Durani, former chief of Inter- Services Intelligence agency (ISI).
Reuters
The Indian Express – October 10, 2007.
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Attack on Iraq base kills 2
Baghdad – October 1, 2007 – A series of rockets or mortars hit Camp Victory, killing two members of the US-led coalition and wounding 40 other people, the military said on Thursday. US commanders have said training and weapons provided by Tehran is helping militants to improve their aim.
Kim Curtis/(AP)
The Asian Age – October 12, 2007.
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Bomb blasts hit Pakistan music shops, cop is killed
Peshawar – October 11, 2007 – Suspected militants blew up six music shops in restive northwest Pakistan while a policeman was killed in a resulting gun battle with the rebels, officials said on Thursday. Militants also injured a barber, a police official said. Earlier on Thursday, two blasts rocked a town damaging three more music shops and the hair saloon, the police said.
(AFP)
The Asian Age – October 12, 2007.
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2 killed in blast at Ajmer dargah
Jaipur/New Delhi – Two people were killed and 17 injured on Thursday when a bomb ripped through the dargah of the Sufi saint Khwaja Moinuddin Chisti in Ajmer. Officials said the bomb went off at 6.12 P.M. about 50 metres from the saint’s mausoleum.
Mohammed Iqbal and Praveen Swami
The Hindu – October 12, 2007.
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Fidayeen strike at CRPF camp in J&K
Srinagar/New Delhi – A fidayeen attack in Srinagar left three police personnel injured on the eve of a 72-hour ceasefire declared by the Pakistanbased United Jihad Council. Officials said a two-member suicide squad stormed the headquarters of 144 Battalion of the Central Reserve Police Force housed in a hotel. CRPF officials said the militants threw grenades at a guard post outside the hotel, and used the ensuring chaos to enter the premises.
Shujaat Bukhari and Praveen Swami
The Hindu – October 12, 2007.
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Bomb Kills Barber in Northwestern Pakistan
International Herald Tribune (10/11/07)
A series of bombings in northwestern Pakistan have targeted shops considered by extremists to be offensive to Islam. In Kohat, a bomb destroyed ten music shops on Wednesday; music was banned by the Taliban during its brief rule over Afghanistan. In Karak, bombs damaged two music shops and damaged a barber shop, killing the owner. Islamic militants in the province have warned barbers not to shave customers; under the Taliban, men in Afghanistan were required to grow beards. The bombings follow another one in Peshawar on Tuesday that targeted music shops and wounded a dozen people.
Security Management Weekly – October 12, 2007.
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Mall Explosion in Manila Kills 8
Associated Press (10/19/07) ; Teves, Oliver
At least eight people were killed and up to 70 injured in an explosion that hit a crowded Manila shopping mall on October 19, leaving the capital in its highest state of alert. "It's too early to say if it's terrorism related," says Manila police chief Geary Barias. The Philippines has been the target of several al Qaeda-linked attacks over the past few years, including a 2004 ferry bombing by Abu Sayyaf that killed 116 people. Earlier this year, security officials were informed of a possible terror plot to set off bombs in Manila's financial district.
Security Management Daily – October 19, 2007
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Car bomb kills 4 Iraqis
Baghdad – October 12, 2007 – A parked car bomb went off near a police patrol at noon on Friday in Baghdad’s central shopping district, killing four people, including two policemen, and injuring 15 others, the police said.
(AP)
The Asian Age – October 13, 2007.
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9 killed in Afghan blast
Kandahar (Afghanistan) – October 14, 2007 – A suicide bomber on a motorbike detonated explosives in a crowded market place near Afghan police, killing nine people - two policemen and seven civilians - and wounding at least 29, officials said.
(AP)
The Asian Age – October 15, 2007.
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9 killed in car bomb attack in Samarra
Baghdad – October 14, 2007 – Nine Iraqi civilians were killed and four others were wounded when a suicide bomber driving an explosives-laden fuel tanker was fatally shot by the police and his truck blew up near the police headquarters in Samarra, 95 KMs north of Baghdad, the police said. At least three police officers were wounded in the ensuing fighting, according to police.
Bushra Juhu/(AP)
The Asian Age – October 15, 2007.
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Blast in Ludhiana cinema hall, 7 dead
Ludhiana – October 14, 2007 – Terror struck Ludhiana late on Sunday when at least seven people were killed and over 30 injured after two consecutive powerful blasts rocked Shingar cinema hall in the town. Deputy Inspector General of Police said the blasts were aimed to create “terror”, and ruled out the possibility that they could have occurred “accidentally.”
Amit Sharma and Rashpal Chambial
Hindustan Times – October 15, 2007
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Car bombing kills 6, injures 25 in Iraq
Baghdad – October 16, 2007 – A car bomb exploded near an Iraqi Army checkpoint in Baghdad on Tuesday, killing at least six people, officials said. The explosives-laden car was parked near a gas station across the street from the checkpoint when it blew up, according to the police and Army officials. The officials, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said four civilians and two Iraqi soldiers were killed and 25 people were wounded. No body claimed responsibility for the attack.
(AP)
THE Asian Age – October 17, 2007.
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Explosions in Pakistan
Karachi – October 18, 2007 – Two explosions hit former Pakistani prime minister Benazir Bhutto’s convoy late tonight, killing more than 20 people as she returned to Pakistan from eight years in self-imposed exile. BBC reported that over 30 people were killed and more than 100 injured. Militants linked to al-Qaeda had threatened to assassinate her. Bhutto had stood in plain view on top of the vehicle, ignoring police advice to stay behind its bullet proof glass.
Reuters & Nyt
The Indian Express – October 19, 2007.
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Seven killed in hotel blast
Islamabad – October 30, 2007 – At least seven people were killed and five others injured on Saturday when a bomb planted in a passenger van went off near a hotel in a town in Pakistan’s Balochistan province. The bomb was apparently planted to target some persons who were traveling by it, the police said.
PTI
Sunday Hindustan Times – October 21, 2007.
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12 Turkish soldiers killed in Kurd rebels ambush
Turkey – October 12, 2007 – Kurdish rebels ambushed a military unit near Turkey’s border with Iraq early Sunday, killing at least 12 soldiers. The soldiers died when rebels blew up a bridge as a 12-vehicle military convoy was crossing it, CNN-Tuck television said. In a separate incident, 14 people were injured when a bomb exploded as a minibus passed near the area where the soldiers were killed, CNN-Turk said.
Volkan Sarisakal / AP
Hindustan Times – October 22, 2007
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Darfur Rebels Kidnap Oil Workers
Associated Press (10/25/07) ; Osman, Mohamed
Members of the Justice and Equality Movement (JEM,) a leading Darfur rebel group, attacked a Chinese-owned oil field in the Kordofan region Tuesday, kidnapping two foreign workers. JEM said that it launched the attack because foreign oil companies were funding Khartoum's war in Darfur, giving the companies a one-week deadline to stop operating in the region.
Security Management Weekly – October 26, 2007.
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7 die in attack on Shia targets
Baghdad – October 22, 2007 – Bombs struck Shia targets in Baghdad on Monday, killing at least seven people and wounding two dozens, and an adviser to a prominent Sunni politician was gunned down, the police said. Within minutes, another blast struck the police arriving at the scene. Three civilians were killed and 11 people wounded. A roadside bomb struck a minibus near Kahramanah Square in Karradah, killing four people and wounding 12, the police said.
(AP)
The Asian Age – October 23, 2007.
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Bomber blows up taxi in Russia
Makhachkala – October 23, 2007 – A suicide bomber blew up a taxi in the Kazbeck District in Russia’s Dagestana region on Tuesday, killing herself and wounding five others, the police said.
(AP)
The Asian Age – October 24,2007
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16 Pakistan soldiers killed in ambush
Islamabad – At least 16 paramilitaries were killed on Thursday when an explosion ripped their truck in Mingora in the Swat district of the North West Frontier Province. The truck was transporting ammunition and Frontier corps personnel and it hit an improvised explosive device planted on the road. Some suggested it was caused by a suicide bomber.
Nirupama Subramanian
The Hindu – October 26, 2007.
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Blast in Baghdad, 8 killed
Baghdad – October 27, 2007 – A bomber struck near a bus transit point in southeast of Baghdad, killing eight people and wounding 13 others. The blast targeted restaurants frequented by government employees and construction workers, according to officials. Also Saturday, the US military announced the death of a soldier killed during small arms fire while conducting operations.
Sinan Salaheddin / (AP)
The Asian Age – October 28, 207.
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Militants behead 4 Pak troops
Swat (Pakistan) – October 27, 2007 – Authorities recovered the beheaded bodies of four Pakistani security forces on Saturday after militant supporters of a hardline cleric was publicly executed. A spokesman for the cleric, Maulana Fazullah, said seven other people kidnapped on Friday from the same minibus on Friday had also been killed.
Riaz Khan / (AP)
The Asian Age – October 28, 2007.
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Is LTTE toying with bourse in Colombo?
Colombo – The roller coaster ride of the pivotal Colombo stock exchange despite the overwhelming success of the governments $500 million sovereign bond has raised fears of a possible manipulation of the bourse by the LTTE. In the backdrop of the Sri Lankan Central Bank warning that a person failing to report a suspicious financial transaction could face a fine of upto one million Sri
Lankan Rupees, a former Secretariat for Coordinating peace process (SCOPP) official apprehended the possible participation of the LTTE in the Colombo Stock Exchange.
PTI
The Times of India – October 29, 2007.
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Suicide bomber kills 28 at police base
Baghdad – October 29, 2007 – A suicide bomber on a bicycle killed 28 policemen at their base in the olatile Iraqui province of Diyla, the Police said.
Ross Colvin/Reuters
Express Newsline – October 30, 2007.
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Japan minister alleges Qaeda link
Tokyo: Japan’s Justice Minister said on Monday that a friend of a friend was a member of al-Qaeda and had entered the country on various fake passports, justifying a new system for fingerprinting foreigners on entry to country.
Express Newsline – October 30, 2007.
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Rockets fired at US consulate
Suspected pro-Taliban militants fired rockets at the US consulate general in Pakistan’s Peshawar city as security forces in the country was put on highalter fearing attacks by suicide bombers.
The Times of India – October 30, 2007.
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Azerbaijan foils : “terror” attack on embassies
Azerbaijani authorities have foiled what they described as a terrorist attack against foreign embassies and government facilities, the ministry for national security said on Monday. “We averted attempts at terrorist acts against some state structures in the city of Baku, as well as embassies and diplomatic missions of members countries of the international antiterrorist coalition,” the Ministry said.
The Times of India – October 30, 2007.
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Pak militants agree to ceasefire, 60 dead
Pro-Taliban militants battling Pakistani troops in the northwestern province agreed to a ceasefire on Monday after three days of fighting left up to 60 rebels dead, officials said.
The Times of India – October 30, 2007.
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Bike-riding suicide bomber kills 30 Iraqis
A suicide bomber on a bicycle killed 30 Iraqi policemen doing their morning exercises at a base north of Baghdad on Monday, in one of the deadliest strikes on security forces in months.
The Times of India – October 30, 2007.
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Jihadi bomber strikes close to Musharraf
Rawalpindi/New /Delhi: A suicide bomber blew himself up and six others just a kilometer from Pakistan president Pervez Musharraf near army headquarters in Rawalpindi on Tuesday, bringing out the grim reality of the country’s religious warfare and feeding fears about its stability.
TNN & Agencies
The Times of India – October 31, 2007.
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Food for Thought
One of the hardest tasks of leadership is understanding that you are not what you are, but what you’re perceived to be by others.
- Edward L. Flom
I am responsible for my own well being, my own happiness. The choices and decisions I make regarding my life directly influence the quality of my days.
I know unless I'm true to myself I couldn't be happy. Too much emphasis is placed today on externals and too little on character.
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